--Use Reynold's Release to press down so the marshmallows don't stick to your fingers or to a spatula. The real recipe says to use waxed paper, but I have had the wax paper stick miserably to my treats before providing much emotional and psychological distress.

thank you, thank you, thank you. who would've thunk that a crockpot could really revolutionize your life-okay I never did, but man, it's so easy. so, thanks for posting great recipies that don't require cream of something or other and that my kids (and I) are loving. can't wait to try this one!

I am a crispie flunky! I cannot get these to work in my crock! First time the crock cracked and the second.. I don't want to talk about it. I had such high hopes and when I peeked under the lid (I was good no peeking earlier) the marshmallows had gone to almost water-like consistency and had taunted the crispies into it's net! They came out so gummy :( Ok, so I talked! Phew I feel better. A hint I learned about the sticky gooeyness is to dip ones fingers, ummm... I mean scraping/mixing utensil in warm water and then into the mix. No sticky (at least in my experience). Also, in light of my crock failure... I have learned the ADD method of stovetop crispies! 1Tbl butter, 12 marshmallows (big ones) and 1/4tsp. vanilla - heat on lowish! Stir stir stir... melts so fast - toss in crispies to your liking... measuring cups - don't need no stinkin' measuring cups - we all know how much crispie to marshmallow ratio we like! Use the wet spatula trick while scraping every bit of yummie goodness onto a plate (never last long enough for anything more special like cutting squares and such!) - Start to finish t- minus - 10 min! Whoo hoo! I know this goes against all things crock pot but if there were any others in my shoes... here you go!-Cheers! Karen

This is awesome. I just made a batch and it was so quick and easy. I even was able to get things done around the house and also be on line while it was melting. I am going to make these from now on in the crockpot. Thank you so much for sharing. My kids will love you too.

I just made these and I'm trying not to snitch some while they're still hot!If you're like me and lack Reynolds Release or Waxed paper, the shiny side of a silicone pan liner works great! Same with using a silicone spatula- none stuck to it!

You are a flippin' genious!!! Our 4 year old has had a pretty bad cold the last couple days and she's been pretty miserable. Right now I'm imagining the sparkle coming back to her eyes when she comes out of the bath all squeaky clean and is handed a warm, gooey rice krispy treat.

I did cover when I made these, although I poked, prodded, and stirred quite a bit, which releases steam and moisture. If you find that your cooker is trapping in tons of steam, you can most certainly vent the lid with a chopstick or wooden spoon.

We finally got a BIG crockpot...well, not so I could make these, but they're the first thing I've tried in it.

This worked great!--barring a few bits of cereal that got a little too toasted. Otherwise, no problems--and I HATE making these squares in a pot or in the microwave. My marshmallows usually turn into cement before I can get the cereal stirred in, or we have some other disaster.